Two dominant guards in Ethan Berninger and Madden Smiley are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Dakota Ridge Eagles will take on the Windsor Wizards on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Dakota Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 72-51 margin over Palmer. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Ethan Berninger
| 03/04/25 vs Palmer | 24 |
| 02/28/25 vs Thompson Valley | 30 |
| 02/19/25 @ Littleton | 17 |
| 02/13/25 vs Wheat Ridge | 30 |
| 02/11/25 vs Golden | 30 |
| + 2 more games |
Berninger was his usual excellent self, going 7-for-17 to rack up 24 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. His evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Cody Rominger, who shot 56% from the field en route to 10 points and six boards.
Meanwhile, Windsor was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Longmont 64-31. The Wizards have beaten the Trojans the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Trojans has come to flipping the script.
Dakota Ridge better keep an eye on Smiley. He was instrumental in Windsor's win, going 9-for-12 on his way to 21 points and five rebounds. Smiley continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of John Backhaus, who shot 43% from the field to rack up 15 points and three steals.
Windsor was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They are 18-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Dakota Ridge pushed their record up to 19-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.6 points. As for Windsor, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Dakota Ridge has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Windsor struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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